Press
EU investment: Juncker's cunning plan
17 December 2014
BBC News
"It seems the point of the fund is to help the eurozone, and the East Europeans are worried about that, especially the Czech government," said John Springford of the CER.
EU doet er goed aan om de relatie met Turkije op peil te houden
16 December 2014
Energiepodium.nl
Rem Korteweg: "Erdogan wil van Turkije een strategische gashub maken".
ITV Tonight, Episode 40: Europe - The people's poll
15 December 2014
ITV News
Fiona Foster reports on what impact the EU has had on the UK, and reveals the results of one of the largest ever opinion polls on the future of Britain in Europe. She speaks to John Springford on the question of a British exit from the EU.
Video interview on 'Unlocking Europe's capital markets union'
12 December 2014
With Hugo Dixon, editor-at-large Reuters News and the founder of Reuters Breakingviews.
Video interview on 'What should an energy union cover?'
11 December 2014
With Nick Butler, visiting professor and chair of the King's Policy Institute at King's College London.
The fear from migration is penetrating the British mainstream (in Hebrew)
11 December 2014
Walla
המערכת הפוליטית הבריטית מעבירה הילוך. הבחירות של 2015 מתקרבות בצעדי ענק, ומנהיגי המפלגות מחממים מנועים לקראת מה שמסתמן - לפי המדגמים - כמרוץ צמוד ופתוח (עם יתרון קל ללייבור לעת עתה).
Tusk bulks up EU Russia response with pro-US worldview
11 December 2014
Bloomberg
"You can argue that the euro zone is still in a pretty terrible economic state, but the external world has become very challenging", said Ian Bond of the CER.
The greatest challenge to US-European security cooperation today: The Ukraine crisis
10 December 2014
The National Interest
Leadership from both sides of the Atlantic is essential for an effective response to Russia's actions.
Bank on 'Super Mario' to give Europe a monetary jolt
07 December 2014
Reuters
"Mario Draghi’s penchant for seeking German approval has been his biggest mistake as head of the ECB," said Christian Odendahl, chief economist at the Centre for European Reform in London.
Cameron's European problems come to a head
06 December 2014
The New Zealand Herald
"Hostility to EU migration has become the most salient issue in British politics, despite evidence of its positive economic impact," said Camino Mortera-Martinez of the CER.
Immigration and Europe: Time for tact
05 December 2014
The Economist
Charles Grant of the CER says some Conservatives have been too optimistic about the prospect of treaty change, partly because Wolfgang Schäuble, Germany’s finance minister, tells them he is in favour—though many other senior figures in Berlin are not.
Cameron’s migration mess
04 December 2014
European Voice
Camino Mortera-Martinez of the CER says the UK should “stop blaming Brussels for problems which can and should be solved at national level”.
Judy Asks: Can Tusk boost EU foreign policy?
03 December 2014
Carnegie Europe
Every week, a selection of leading experts answer a new question from Judy Dempsey on the foreign and security policy challenges shaping Europe’s role in the world.
Could the "cancelled" South Stream pipeline be revived?
02 December 2014
Financial Times
"South Stream is postponed and diverted, but is not necessarily dead," Rem Korteweg, a senior research fellow at the CER, told beyondbrics.
Afblazen gasleiding zet verhouding Rusland-EU op scherp
02 December 2014
Financieel Dagblad
"Het besluit van de Russen kan ook de interne verdeeldheid in Europa vergroten, stelt Rem Korteweg van het Centre for European Reform (CER)."
David Cameron under fire across Europe for migrants plan
01 December 2014
The Guardian
“The only way to stop EU migrants entering the country is to leave the EU,” said Camino Mortera-Martinez of a London thinktank, the Centre for European Reform, in a paper analysing the issue this week.
Immigration : David Cameron veut priver les étrangers d’aides sociales
01 December 2014
Les Echos
"Mais Cameron n’a pas non plus placé la barre trop haut. Il pourra certainement obtenir au moins certaines réformes de la part de ses partenaires, et les présenter comme une victoire", juge Camino Mortera-Martinez.
Treacherous sands: the EU and terrorism in the broader Sahel
01 December 2014
European View
In the Sahel weak government institutions, porous borders, and ethnic, religious and tribal tensions enable organised crime networks, militants and terrorist groups to operate with relative impunity.
On immigration, Cameron is trying to feed a beast that cannot be satisfied
29 November 2014
The Guardian
And as the seasoned Europe-watcher Charles Grant warns: “You can’t see the Poles agreeing.”
David Cameron's timetable for reform in Europe 'impossible'
29 November 2014
The Guardian
Charles Grant, director of the CER, an independent think tank dedicated to promoting a reform agenda within the EU, said: “The British government will not have got all the treaty changes ratified by 2017.”